Alex Rodriguez, who was admonished in 2005 by Major League Baseball for his gambling and vowed to stop, also recently played in a separate high-stakes game that had a $40,000 buy-in, according to Star magazine.

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"This is the first we have heard of this, and we are looking into it," MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said.

A-Rod's spokesman, Richard Rubenstein, denied that the Yankee played in any of the games connected to convicted Ponzi schemer Brad Ruderman.